as i have stated the truck will out in the fourth Quarter of this year

April is only a month away. Just in case you want to recycle that lie.

Well to say I don't like Hyster Yale and I pick at them because they are a global manufacture is just not correct. What I have said about Hyster Yale is true and can be backed up by facts, These are that in 2017 hyster yale paid $ 100 million 75% of the equity of the Chinese Company Maximal. At the time Maximal was either near bankruptcy or Bankrupt and real value would have been under $10 million for 100% of the company. Hyster Yale also might have to pay the Maximal management a further $10 million before the end of this year form sales targets add this to the $10 million Hyster yale had to invest into Maximal that's a total of $120 Million for 75% of a Bankrupt or near bankrupt company. Now add to this Nuvera the Hyster yale Hydrogen fuel cell company this company lost over $80 Million EBITDA between 2017 and 2018 the total EBITDA loss for this company will probably be over $200 million up to end of 2019. Now Hydrogen fuel cell won't work and are just to costly even for Automobiles and certainty wont work in materials handling equipment. So as a result of these two things Hyster Yale are probably looking at of a loss of around $250 million some time in the near future. Now if this is nocking Hyster Yale or is this people who work for Hyster Yale trying to cover up the mess they are in by say you only nock Hyster Yale because they are a global manufacture.

Now lets look at the Modular truck that heightlift doesn't see the need for. Heightlift says I have never seen an engine failure on a engine that get maintained correctly. Some components fail but are easily fixed. It is easier to replace a starter motor than replace the full engine because the starter motor has failed. So lets look at a starter motor, if a starter motor was to fail I think it would be fair to say the engineer would be at the site three hours after the service company gets the call, Diagnostics would probably take one hour , it might take one hour to get another starter motor and two hours to fit it so all in total that's seven hours. Now take modular truck so lets say it takes the same three hours for the engineer to arrive at the site to remove and install the exchange power pack takes 30 minutes and the truck is back ready for service in total the truck would have been out of service for three hours 3o minutes. As against Seven hours for the normal truck.

Now you say Electric will probably be the norm for counter balance forklifts so lets look at the Toyota 8 ton electric truck. This truck has a 100 kwh battery and used 14.8 kwh to run this would give a round about six hour thirty minute range. If you were to use an intermittent charging system use a 90 kwh hour charger you would get 67.5 kwh of charge over a eight hour shift. You would also have thermal heat issues with the battery doing this every day or two or three times a day. So over 6,000kg electric would not be suitable. Now also add the fact that companies will probably have to reveal their carbon foot print per year some time with in the next five years, and for larger companies this carbon foot print will include their suppliers and distribution network if third party. A company that uses old diesel truck will have a higher carbon foot print than a company using 100% zero emission forklift so won't be as attractive as a supplier to other companies and customers won't really want their goods. This is what will be the driver to a zero emission forklift.


Thirdly you said just find it hard to believe that it isn't already in use by someone. The big OEM invest a lot more than you in this type of research, my guess is they looked at it and thought what a load of s**t. Now the technology for electric cars was around long before TESLA and yet early this Year TESLA had a market capitalisation the same as Volkswagen and is many years ahead of all car OEM's when it comes to electric cars. Also in 2006 both Nokia and Blackbury had the same technology for smart phones as Apple, but yet Apple over the last fourteen years has gone on to be one of the world largest capitalisation companies and both Nokia and Blackbury have nearly all but disappeared.

triumphrider,
i think he only goes after them because they are one of the top manufacturers in the US market and are worldwide in material handling industry.
And of course if you dig deeper they are owned by nacco and since he tends to be a global climate change supporter (he hasn't come out and specifically said it but his innuendo in his past posts suggests it) it only makes sense he would go after them.
I don't want to turn this discussion in that direction (which is why i haven't gone down that road in my responses before), as it would totally change the narrative of the post topic and dominate it and probably turn it into a toxic discussion worse than what it already is.
Most of us know why he tends to come in and refresh his advertisements for this 'wonder bread miracle lift' that never seems to quite make it to reality.
He doesn't have the financial support for it to make it a reality obviously, why else do you think it's still 'on the way'? It's that or he's just a really bad con artist.
Of course this is just my opinion but it makes sense to me ;o)

Why do you seem to have it in for hyster/yale Did exhaust sleaze get offended by some body at hyster yale? If so suck it up dude, you are not going to see the down fall of Hyster /Yale any time soon

Modular Truck, i don't see the need for a modular truck. Components and technology are getting better, manufacturing is getting better there should be very few components failing if maintained correctly. I have never seen an engine failure on a engine that get maintained correctly. Some components fail but are easily fixed. It is easier to replace a starter motor than replace the full engine because the starter motor has failed.

Battery technology is improving all the time. I believe electric will be the most common counterbalance forklift in few years but i don't think diesel and LPG will be going anywhere. Just look at the amount of diesel and LPG forklifts out there older than 10 years old now.

If this new technology works it will be interesting, just find it hard to believe that it isn't already in use by someone. The big OEM invest a lot more than you in this type of research, my guess is they looked at it and thought what a load of s**t.

Yawn!!
.....you don't give up with the bullsh#t do you!
At least Cummins actually produce something unlike yourself, unless you can cut the crap and show some hard evidence but I highly doubt that as you have been asked a number of times before on here and no proof so far!!

Well looking at the advertorial for Cummins and the future of Diesel I think Cummins can't not be further from the truth.

Cummins state
Diesel power delivers better acceleration, forklift speed, and driveline torque at low RPM, as well as easily handling any hydraulic additions. A electric forklift will accelerate better than a Diesel truck over a short length. A 100% Zero emission ammonia hybrid using an electric drive will out perfume any diesel truck.

Less maintenance issues. A diesel forklift requires less scheduled repair and maintenance. Electric trucks and ammonia hybrid have less moving parts than a diesel Torque converter truck and require around 50% less maintenance.


More cost efficient. The cost of diesel is usually less than propane and diesel lifts feature a lower cost of ownership than propane. An Ammonia hybrid truck is more efficient and cost less to run than a diesel forklift. A 10,000kg Diesel forklift would cost around 9.6 US dollars to run per hour. A 10,000kg Ammonia hybrid cost around 4 US dollars per hour to run

Or Missed you too

Saw the title in the forums and automatically knew....(who)....crawled back out from under his rock.

I see the crack supply in the UK located Exhaust sleaze once again.

@mr.Lifter
Have you noticed that this bloke now resides closer to you. Used to be in Dubai, UAE but now Halifax, UK. Hope that is not close to you.

So true John, we have been listening to the same old bullsh*t now for 10 years and still no proof of a real truck, the guy must be totally deluded.
He has been asked on a number of occasions to show some sort of proof of a real machine and not cartoons but he has never stepped up and done this so one can only assume its a pipe dream!

The only thing that will be built/introduced in the 4th quarter of this year is a deeper "Credibility Gap"

Like I said the truck will be out in the fourth Quarter of this year, The truck will be the biggest revolution in the History of counter balance forklifts, Not only will it be the first truly modular constructed truck that will allow for the exchange of units. Allowing for longer truck life and less down time. It will also meet the customers needs of tomorrow as it is fully connected to the cloud and is 100% zero emission with out the need to plug the truck in to recharge or have recharging infrastructure.